Section 27 Wills Act 1837 Section 27 of the Wills Act 1837 is about A general gift of realty or personalty shall include property over which the testator has a general power of appointment. It provides as follows: A general devise of the real estate of the testator, or of the real estate of the…

Section 26 Wills Act 1837 Section 26 of the Wills Act 1837 is about A general devise of the testator’s lands shall include copyhold and leasehold as well as freehold lands, in the absence of a contrary intention. It provides as follows: A devise of the land of the testator, or of the land of…

Section 25 Wills Act 1837 Section 25 of the Wills Act 1837 is about Residuary devises shall include estates comprised in lapsed and void devises. It provides as follows: Unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will, such real estate or interest therein as shall be comprised or intended to be comprised in any…

Section 24 Wills Act 1837 Section 24 of the Wills Act 1837 is about Wills shall be construed, as to the estate comprised, to speak from the death of the testator. It provides as follows: Every will shall be construed, with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it, to speak and…

Section 23 Wills Act 1837 Section 23 of the Wills Act 1837 is about Subsequent conveyance or other act not to prevent operation of will. It provides as follows: No conveyance or other act made or done subsequently to the execution of a will of or relating to any real or personal estate therein comprised,…

Section 22 Wills Act 1837 Section 22 of the Wills Act 1837 is about No revoked will shall be revived otherwise than by re-execution or a codicil., etc. It provides as follows: No will or codicil, or any part thereof, which shall be in any manner revoked, shall be revived otherwise than by the re-execution…

Section 21 Wills Act 1837 Section 21 of the Wills Act 1837 is about No alteration in a will after execution except in certain cases, shall have any effect, unless executed as a will. It provides as follows: No obliteration, interlineation, or other alteration made in any will after the execution thereof shall be valid…

Section 20 Wills Act 1837 Section 20 of the Wills Act 1837 is about No will to be revoked otherwise than as aforesaid or by another will or codicil or by destruction thereof. It provides as follows: No will or codicil, or any part thereof, shall be revoked otherwise than as aforesaid, or by another…

Section 19 Wills Act 1837 Section 19 of the Wills Act 1837 is about No will to be revoked by presumption from altered circumstances. It provides as follows: No will shall be revoked by any presumption of an intention on the ground of an alteration in circumstances.

Section 18 Wills Act 1837 Section 18 of the Wills Act 1837 is about Wills to be revoked by marriage, except in certain cases. It provides as follows: Every will made by a man or woman shall be revoked by his or her marriage (except a will made in exercise of a power of appointment,…